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ع ذ ف ط

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to small, soft, white objects, specifically a type of small white plant or flower. It is also used metaphorically to describe delicate fingers.

Derived headwords

العذفوطnoun
  1. 1.
    small white plantclassical

    A small, white, soft plant or flower. It is likened to the fingers of young women.

العسودةnoun
  1. 1.
    small white plantclassical

    A name for a small, white, soft plant, also called العذفوط.

العضفوطnoun
  1. 1.
    small white plantclassical

    A variant form of العذفوط, referring to a small, white, soft plant.

العضرفوطnoun
  1. 1.
    small white plantclassical

    Another variant form of العذفوط, referring to a small, white, soft plant.

Parallel reading

العذفوط، بالضم، أهمله الجوهري، وصاحب اللسان، والصاغاني في التكملة، وأورده في العباب، قال: هي دويية بيضاء ناعمة تسمى العسودة، يشبه بها أصابع الجواري، قال: وكذلك العضفوط والعضرفوط.
Al-'adhfūṭ, with dammah, was neglected by Al-Jawhari, the author of Al-Lisān, and Al-Ṣāghānī in Al-Takmilah, but he mentioned it in Al-'Ubāb, saying: It is a small, white, soft plant called Al-'asūdah, by which the fingers of young women are likened. He said: And likewise Al-'aḍfūṭ and Al-'aḍrfūṭ.
هي دويية بيضاء ناعمة تسمى العسودة
It is a small, white, soft plant called Al-'asūdah.
يشبه بها أصابع الجواري
By which the fingers of young women are likened.
وكذلك العضفوط والعضرفوط
And likewise Al-'aḍfūṭ and Al-'aḍrfūṭ.